1756 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1756 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- February - A conflict between the Riksdag and the King and the Queen result in the removal of the current governor of Crown Prince Gustav, who is replaced by a new one, appointed by the parliament.[1]
- 26 May - The parliament begun to use a name stamp with the signature of the King, when the monarch refuses to sign papers of state.[2]
- July - The Coup of 1756 of Queen Louisa Ulrika, in which she planned to replace the reinstate the absolute monarchy by the support of the Hovpartiet, is exposed.[3]
- 23 July - Eight participants in the Queen's planned Coup d'état is executed in Stockholm.[4]
- - The common Moonshine manufacturing of brännvin is banned.
- - Ban on the import of coffee.
- - Sweden and Denmark conduct an alliance at sea to protect the ships at the North Sea.
- - The Awakening movement starts in the province of Finland, inspired by Lisa Eriksdotter.
- - En swensks tankar öfwer den 22 junii 1756. Sthlm 1756. by Elisabeth Stierncrona
Births
- 3 April â Carl Gustaf af Leopold, poet (died 1829)
- 23 April â Maria Elisabet de Broen, translator and theatre manager (died 1809)
- 20 June - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer (died 1792)
- July 7- Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, politician and royal favorite (died 1813)
- 15 August â Olof à hlström, composer (died 1835)
- 9 September â Christopher Christian Karsten, opera singer (died 1827)
- Date unknown - Brita Hagberg, war heroine (died 1825)
- Date unknown - Maria Katarina Ãhrn, singer and actress (died 1783)
- Date unknown - Henrik Gustaf Ulfvenklou, mystic and medium (died 1819)
- Maria Nilsdotter i Ãlmeskog, farmer and heroine (died 1822)
Deaths
- 24 June - Olof Celsius, botanist, philologist and clergyman
- 23 July - Johan Puke, participator in the Coup of 1756
- 23 July - Magnus Stålsvärd, participator in the Coup of 1756
- 23 July - Gustaf Jacob Horn, participator in the Coup of 1756
- 23 July - Erik Brahe, participator in the Coup of 1756
